CNN Indonesia
Wednesday, 17 Jan 2024 21:32 IWST
Malaysia lost to Jordan in the first match of the 2023 Asian Cup (2024). (REUTERS/MOLLY DARLINGTON)
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Players Malaysian National Team still have the confidence to advance to the round of 16 Asian Cup 2023 despite being beaten by Jordan 0-4 in the first match.
Next, Malaysia will face Bahrain on Saturday (20/1) and face South Korea on Thursday (25/1). Facing the remaining two matches, the Harimau Malaya squad is looking forward to the opportunity to penetrate the knockout phase.
It is considered that the crushing defeat by Jordan did not destroy Malaysia’s target in the Asian Cup and also recorded its own history after the three previous participations were always stopped in the group phase.
“We are still in the tournament, we still have a chance so we have to prepare for the next match and forget about defeat,” said naturalized Malaysian player Paulo Josue as quoted by Named.
“This will be a tough match, we watched the Bahrain match, they made it difficult for South Korea. So we need a good plan to see what is best to do, go out, play and try to get maximum points to qualify,” he explained.
Another Malaysian player, Mohamad Faisal Abdul Halim, is also still optimistic that Malaysia has a chance to advance to the knockout rounds and asked his teammates to perform optimally against Bahrain.
Faisal also believes that defeat is normal in football and as footballers the Malaysian players will forget the negative results against Jordan.
Malaysia last met Bahrain in the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers which took place two years ago. At that time, Malaysia lost 1-2 after taking the lead through Muhamadou Sumareh’s goal.
(nva/jal)
2024-01-17 14:32:00
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